Bonsai Tree chords by Andy Gullahorn
Verse 1
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I said,
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what's this hair growing on my face?
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It kinda hurts and it looks real
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strange
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Then my brother taught
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me how to shave
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Just like the grown -ups do
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He said, see that tree out there
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by the fence
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Years ago it was a little twig
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But it sure has grown a lot since then
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And now you're grow ing too
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That tree made me feel real good
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Un til my dad came
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home that night
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When he cut it down for firewood
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I went to bed in total fright
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Asus4
If growing up means I'll be cut down,
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I want to stay real close
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to ground
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If growing tall brings misery,
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I'd rather be a bon sai tree
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Most people look at the oak tree
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And say that's what I'd like
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me to be
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But signs don't show prosperity
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It just says you're getting old
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But no one expects too much
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From a tree that stands
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at one foot tall
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And when you grow up past the brush
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You're begging for a chain saw
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If growing up means I'll be
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cut down
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I want to stay real close
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to ground
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If growing tall brings misery,
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I'd rather be a
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bon sai tree
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Asus4
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And you can keep your big oak tree,
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and I'll just live here
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in your shade
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Because that chainsaw called humility,
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it's got a real sharp blade.
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If growing up means I'll be cut down,
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Asus4
I want to keep both feet aground.
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If growing tall brings misery,
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I'd rather be a bonsai tree
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I'd rather be, I'd rather
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be a bonsai tree
You
Bonsai Tree
Andy Gullahorn
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